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National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

A Federal resource for professionals, parents and youth working to prevent violence committed by and against young people.

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A New Direction for the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC)

Over the summer and early fall 2007, the NYVPRC undertook an evaluation of its mission and resources. The primary purpose of this evaluation was to determine the ideal role for the NYVPRC in the youth violence prevention field and how to best position the resource center to respond to emerging needs. Based on this evaluation, a strategic change was made for the NYVPRC shifting from its original focus on serving the general public to a more limited focus on serving key local government and community leaders who are best positioned to plan, implement, and sustain community-wide youth violence prevention strategies.

Effective October 2007, the mission of the NYVPRC is to provide key leaders in communities—local government leaders and community leaders—with dynamic resources to help support their efforts to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate effective youth violence prevention efforts. Audiences previously served by the NYVPRC are being directed to resources from other federal sources that provide information and support formerly provided by the NYVPRC. See About Us for more complete details about the new direction for the NYVPRC.